Ps sump scrubbing?

[sedrostyle]

Had some Green hair in spots on in my sump. Do you guys leave it in your tanks? Like just leave he sump alone all together?

I took a tooth brush and a net in front of my return and cleared it all out. Looks purredy with the coralline algae spots everywhere

 

[Chichas01]

I leave it alone, better there than in your display. I'd leave it and let it compete for the nutrients.

 

[pandora32]

I left it alone. I havent had any in the sump for awhile. Think the cheato won out!

 

[Maxx]

My sump is dark so as to prevent algae growth in the skimmer. I just use the sump as a place for equipment, (skimmer, heater, return pumps, bio pellet reactor & Phosban reactor), and as a settling area for detritus....
When I do water changes, I can suck up the settled crud, from the first two chambers of the sump and that comes out to about a 20% water change when done....

Nick

 

[sedrostyle]

Yea I have cheato and dragons breath down below. I just didn't know if I should leave the green slime.
It's so purdy clean tho.
I need my cheato to GROW already!
I've been trying to stretch out my waterchanges to help the growth.
One thing..... Should I have my macros in the pre skimmed/ filtered water?

 

[pandora32]

After the skimmer. My opinion though.

 

[eartaker]

The skimmer wont filter out everything so after the skimmer is fine. I let the hair grow, after my change in lights I started seeing it in my display but im lucky to have a yellow tang that eats anything plant like, so I don't mind it. In the sump growth is fine.